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The slider continued to be crucial for Brad Peacock, who added the pitch during his second stint with the Astros this year.

“It was my best pitch working tonight,” Peacock (3-4) said after holding the Blue Jays to six hits and four runs with two walks and five strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. “Just battled out there and came out with the win. The offense picked me up tonight. They did an awesome job.”

Peacock won a spot in the starting rotation out of spring training, but he was demoted back to Class AAA Oklahoma City after going 1-3 with a 9.41 ERA over five starts and one relief appearance in April.

“I knew I needed another pitch, and I was struggling when I came up here,” he said. “I wanted to try something different. I got a slider, so I just rolled with it.”

Astros stay undefeated at home against Jays

The Astros are now 5-0 against the Blue Jays all-time at Minute Maid Park.

Grossman keeps streak alive

Robbie Grossman hit an RBI double in the fourth inning to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games. Since returning for his second stint in the majors this season, the rookie left fielder has established two career-high hitting streaks.

After he was called back up on July 26, he went on a career-high 10-game hitting streak. He went hitless in three of the next four games before starting his current 11-game hitting streak.